President Biden visited the American cemetery near the beaches of Normandy, where more than 9,000 U.S. soldiers are buried, and said the largest amphibious assault in history was a reminder of the power of alliances.
Updated: 31 minutes agoPresident Joe Biden speaks with War II veteran Victor Charey after French President Emmanuel Macron honored Carey with the Legion of Honor medal, during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy. By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
“To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,” he said during a ceremony at the American cemetery in Normandy. “If we were to do that, it means we’d be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches.” Biden, who is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Friday, hopes new deliveries of U.S. munitions after months of delay can help stem Russian advances on the battlefield.
“We must remember that the fact that they were heroes here that day does not absolve us of what we have to do today,” he said. “Democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages.” Biden told a veteran that “you saved the world.” The president led the audience in singing happy birthday to another. Steve Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the Hollywood heavyweights behind movies and television shows about World War II, were nearby.
This anniversary of the invasion is a particularly somber one because it will be among the last with living veterans. The youngest survivors are in their late 90s. Biden met one veteran who is 104.
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